Vokabahn

bestürzt

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Adjective

bestürzt

Pronunciation: /bəˈʃtʏʁt͡st/

dismayed, shocked, upset

C2 rank #10,356

Meanings

Adjective
  1. dismayed, shocked, upset

Example sentence

Ich war von der Nachricht bestürzt.

I was dismayed by the news.

Usage

  • über etwas bestürzt sein — to be dismayed by something; über takes accusative
  • bestürzt / überraschend — dismayed / surprising; the first describes an upset person, the second a cause of surprise
Extra sentence

Über den plötzlichen Abschied waren alle bestürzt.

Everyone was dismayed by the sudden farewell.